Garment-clasp



' (No Model.) a I v G. BRADSHAW. GARMENT CLASP;

No. 523,458. Patented July 24, 1894.

Jig/2 wwmooaa a, Y Y I 7 W UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE BRADSHAW, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GARMENT-CLASP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 523,458, dated July 24,1894.

Application filed April 6, 1894. Serial No. 506,579- (No model.)

To all whom itmwy concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE BRADSHAW, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Clasps; and I dodeclare the following .to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the lettersof reference marked on the accompanying drawings, which form a part ofthis specification.

Figure I is a front elevation of a device embodying my invention; andFig. 2, a side elevation thereof.

The object of my invention consists in mak-' ing a garment clasp bentfrom a single piece of wire. This wire is round so that it will not cutor injure the fabric, and the clasp end is bent back upon itself in theform of a hook, which acts to force the fabric into a bunch at thatpoint.

For these purposes my invention consists in the following constructionand arrangement of a garment clasp,'the details of which will first bedescribed, and the novel features then set forth and claimed.

In the drawings-13. represents my improved garment clasp. C is across-piece or bar by means of which it is attached to the garment.

D is the clasp end comprising two parallel pieces of wire having slightspaces between them. The lower ends of these parallel pieces E are bentover upon themselves, so as to form a hook shaped end projection G,which stands out on the face of the bars E. The parallel wire pieces Eat their upper ends diverge or branch outwardly to afford a space withinwhich the fabric to be hold is drawn, prior to being forced down betweenthe parallel pieces into engagement. The resiliency of the wire permitsthe fabric to slide downwardly until it reaches the hook G, which latterstanding at the side of the wiresE catches the goods as they are crowdeddown upon the hook and securely holds them within theolasp. The hook Gadds to the rigidity of the structure at its lower end and prevents thewiresE from spreading unduly apart at that point.

It will be noticed that the hook portion G as a whole is bent bodily outof line with the wires E. This construction gives great strength andrigidity to that portion of the clasp and prevents the wires spreadingand allowing the goods to slip out. A still more important resultaccrues from bending the hook G out of line and that is that no matterwhich side of the clasp is applied to the fabric the hook G still standsout from each side of the wires E for the purpose stated above. His anelliptical opening formed between the wires E, which has the effectofretarding the fabric above that caught by the lower end of the hook insuch manner that the goods full up and assist the bunching of the fabricat the lower end, whereby a more secure hold is obtainable than has beenpossible by similar clasps in common use. Especially is this the caseWhere there is a temporary slack o the strap or tape.

I claim- 1. The garment clasp herein described having parallel wires, asE, between which the cloth of the garment is secured and an intermediateenlargement or opening, as H, the parallel wires closing both above andbelow said opening. a

2. The garment clasp herein described having parallel wires, as E,between which the cloth of the garment is secured an intermediateenlargement or opening, as H, the parallel wires closing both above andbelow said opening, and a projection, as G, at the outer extremity ofthe parallel wires.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE BRADSHAW. Witnesses:

, L. LODGE,

J. GUTHRIDGE.

